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In the Ranks of Death
Richard Doherty
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Description for In the Ranks of Death
Hardcover. When war broke out in 1939 over 20,000 Irishmen were serving in the Royal Navy, Army & Royal Air Force. In this book, the author looks at the seven Irish regiments in campaigns across the globe, at Irish soldiers across the Army, at Irish sailors from the Battle of the River Plate to the final actions against Japan. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16pp B&W plates. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 169 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
When war broke out in 1939 over 20,000 Irishmen were serving in the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force with the greatest proportion in the Army. During the war this rose to over 120,000, suggesting that about 100,000 enlisted during the war.Nine earned the Victoria Cross; three members of the Royal Navy, including a Fleet Air Arm pilot, four soldiers, including a member of the Australian forces, and two RAF pilots.The author looks at the seven Irish regiments in campaigns across the globe, at Irish soldiers across the Army, at Irish sailors from the Battle of the River ... Read more
When war broke out in 1939 over 20,000 Irishmen were serving in the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force with the greatest proportion in the Army. During the war this rose to over 120,000, suggesting that about 100,000 enlisted during the war.Nine earned the Victoria Cross; three members of the Royal Navy, including a Fleet Air Arm pilot, four soldiers, including a member of the Australian forces, and two RAF pilots.The author looks at the seven Irish regiments in campaigns across the globe, at Irish soldiers across the Army, at Irish sailors from the Battle of the River ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
726g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844159666
SKU
V9781844159666
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99-50
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